Resources for

Publications and Reports

Most World Bank publications and reports on education in East Asia and Pacific are available free of charge through this website (see alternative access to the right.) Use the World Bank's Advanced Search engine to find publications by topic, date, title, and more. See below a few recent highlights:

	Mongolia: Building the Skills for the New Economy June 2007 The report examines the challenges in the labor market in Mongolia as the economy has undergone the transformation to a market economy.

	Malaysia and the Knowledge Economy: Building a World Class Higher Education System March 2007 The Malaysian higher education system is at a critical point in its evolution. Without strategic reforms, the country's universities may lag behind neighboring countries that are actively developing and rewarding the most innovative and accomplished universities.

	Solomon Islands: Study to Support the Development of a National Skills Training Plan March 2007 The purpose of this study is to provide the Government of the Solomon Islands with research-based options to support the preparation of a National Skills Training Plan in the near future.

	Opportunities to Improve Education Sector Performance in Pacific Islands January 2007 Despite progress that led to increases in primary enrollment rates, there are persistent as well as new challenges. Download the full human development report: Opportunities to Improve Social Services

	Thailand Improving Secondary Education October 2006 This report looks at the state of secondary education in Thailand and makes recommendations for its future.

	Public Financing of Education in Mongolia: Equity and Efficiency Implications September 2006 This report combines a review of the education sector with results of extensive qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts to examine education financing in Mongolia.

	Meeting the Challenges of Secondary Education in Latin America and East Asia August 2006 This report undertakes a diagnostic of secondary education in these two regions and looks at the main constraints to the expansion and improvement of secondary education.

	Early Childhood Education and Development in Indonesia June 2006 This report identifies priorities for expanding effective and sustainable early childhood services in Indonesia.